Space News Update - May 26, 2017 - In the News Departments Story 1: A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA’s Juno Mission Story 2: VLA Reveals New Object Near Supermassive Black Hole Story 3: Mapping the Magnetic Bridge Between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities Space Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA’s Juno Mission In this computer graphic, NASA's Voyager 1 probe, moving toward upper left, nears the edge of the sun's influence, flying through a region of space dominated by a "magnetic highway" that helps mediate the flow of particles into and out of the solar system. The region includes particles from the sun's southern hemisphere that have been forced northward by the pressure of the interstellar wind. Voyager 1 is expected to cross the boundary into interstellar space sometime within the next few years if not sooner. (Credit: NASA)

VLA Reveals New Object Near Supermassive Black Hole

Mapping the Magnetic Bridge Between the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

The Night Sky Sky & Telescope Friday, May 26 • While twilight is still bright, can you catch the thin crescent Moon just above the west-northwest horizon about to set, as shown at right? The Moon is only about 1 1/4 days old as seen at the time of dusk for North America (because new Moon was at 3:44 p.m. EDT yesterday the 25th). And how about little Mars to its upper right? Saturday, May 27 • The thickening crescent Moon, now below the heads of the Gemini twins, shines near Gamma (γ) Geminorum, the brightest star in the twins' feet. Meanwhile, far to the Moon's lower right, Mars is passing between the horn-tips of Taurus (Beta and Zeta Tauri, magnitudes 1.6 and 3.0). The three form a diagonal line 8° long from upper right to lower left. Bring binoculars. Sunday, May 28 • Arcturus shines 30° to the upper left of Jupiter after dusk. The brightest star lower in the northeast is Vega. Look a third of the way from Arcturus to Vega for the delicate semicircle of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, with its brighter gem star Alphecca. Two thirds of the way from Arcturus to Vega is the dim Keystone of Hercules. Monday, May 29 • As soon as the sky is fully dark, but before the crescent Moon gets any lower in the west, take a look at it with binoculars or a wide-field scope — and then scan 3° or 4° to its upper right (as seen from North America). There you'll find the Beehive star cluster, M44, somewhat larger than the Moon. Sky & Telescope

ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS For Denver: Date Visible Max Height Appears Disappears Fri May 26, 9:27 PM 6 min 42° 10° above WSW 11° above NE Fri May 26, 11:08 PM < 1 min 12° 12° above N 10° above NNE Sat May 27, 00:46 AM 10° Sat May 27, 2:20 AM 26° 10° above NNW 10° above E Sat May 27, 3:56 AM 36° 10° above WNW 10° above SSE Sat May 27, 10:16 PM 2 min 16° 16° above N Sat May 27, 11:53 PM Sun May 28, 1:28 AM 17° 17° above N Sun May 28, 9:23 PM 22° 22° above N 11° above NNE Sun May 28, 11:01 PM 10° above N Mon May 29, 00:38 AM 14° 14° above NNE 13° above NNE Mon May 29, 10:08 PM 1 min Mon May 29, 11:45 PM 11° 11° above N Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Time Zone) Friday, May 26 MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA MAVEN Launch November 18, 2013 NASA NASA-TV Highlights   (all times Eastern Time Zone) Friday, May 26 11 a.m.,JSC Presents “SpaceCast Weekly” (all channels) 4 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m, Replay of SpaceCast Weekly (all channels) Saturday, May 27 9 a.m., 4 p.m., 8 p.m., Replay of the “State of NASA” Address (all channels) 9 a.m., 4 p.m., 9 p.m., Replay of SpaceCast Weekly (all channels) Sunday, May 28 10 a.m., 5 p.m., 9 p.m., Replay of the “State of NASA” Address (all channels) 10 a.m., 5 p.m, 10 p.m., Replay of SpaceCast Weekly (all channels) Watch NASA TV online by going to the NASA website

Space Calendar JPL Space Calendar May 26 - Comet 73P-AI/Schwassmann-Wachmann Near-Earth Flyby (0.023 AU) May 26 - Comet 148P/Anderson-LINEAR At Opposition (3.799 AU) May 26 - [May 25] Comet C/2017 K1 (PANSTARRS) Closest Approach To Earth (6.518 AU) May 26 - Asteroid 3017 Petrovic Occults HIP 68705 (6.3 Magnitude Star) May 26 - [May 21] Apollo Asteroid 2017 KC3 Near-Earth Flyby (0.098 AU) May 26 - Asteroid 163693 Atira Closest Approach To Earth (0.356 AU) May 26 - Asteroid 38237 Roche Closest Approach To Earth (0.996 AU) May 26 - Asteroid 2933 Amber Closest Approach To Earth (1.624 AU) May 26 - 85th Anniversary (1932), Kuznetzovo Meteorite Fall in Russia May 26 - Abraham de Moivre's 150th Birthday (1867) May 27 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 HP49 Near-Earth Flyby (0.063 AU) May 27 - [May 25] Apollo Asteroid 2017 KA5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.068 AU) May 27 - Aten Asteroid 2016 GK135 Near-Earth Flyby (0.074 AU) May 27 - Apollo Asteroid 6063 Jason Near-Earth Flyby (0.099 AU) May 27 - Asteroid 12413 Johnnyweir Closest Approach To Earth (1.356 AU) May 28 - Cassini, Distant Flyby of Pandora, Mimas, Aegaeon & Prometheus May 28 - Moon Occults Asteroid 433 Eros May 28 - Comet 150P/LONEOS Closest Approach To Earth (2.156 AU) May 28 - Comet 194P/LINEAR At Opposition (2.954 AU) May 28 - Comet 110P/Hartley At Opposition (3.479 AU) May 28 - [May 25] Amor Asteroid 2017 KQ4 Near-Earth Flyby (0.091 AU) May 28 - Asteroid 11548 Jerrylewis Closest Approach To Earth (1.652 AU) May 28 - Neptune Trojan 2010 TT191 At Opposition (33.171 AU) May 28 - Ruby Payne-Scott's 105th Birthday (1912) May 29 - John F. Kennedy's 100th Birthday (1917) May 29 - Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) At Opposition (0.821 AU) May 29 - Apollo Asteroid 2017 CS Near-Earth Flyby (0.020 AU) May 29 - Amor Asteroid 2017 JU1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU) May 29 - Apollo Asteroid 481532 (2007 LE) Near-Earth Flyby (0.082 AU) May 29 - Kuiper Belt Object 2007 JH43 At Opposition (39.552 AU) May 29 - Asteroid 3066 McFadden Closest Approach To Earth (1.691 AU) May 29 - Johannes Winkler's 120th Birthday (1897) JPL Space Calendar

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Space Image of the Week May 24, 1962 - Scott Carpenter on the Way to Mercury-Atlas 7 Launch Site